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I had an appointment today to do my SureSmile scan and to get xrays and pictures. It is almost one year since I got braces. I got them to reduce my bucky-ness and to fix my bite. My teeth were relatively straight already. My mom always says that she doesn't understand why I got braces. But my bite s...

Interesting...I feel like my smile isn't as wide as it used to be. I used to have this really big wide smile. I got 4 teeth extracted. Maybe those 4 teeth pushed against my lips and caused a huge smile. I feel like my smile used to curve more upwards, and now it's just straight. across. Almost like ...

Yesterday I went in for an adjustment. Oooh I felt like it was good news! The ortho did the typical, bite down bite down thingie and checked my extraction gaps (just a tiny tiny tiny gap left). His response made me so happy! :D He said something like, "Wow look at your teeth! Amazing! Wow! Your...

I am Class II. My ortho had me get 4 teeth pulled out. My premolars. I am no longer bucky =) My teeth are shoved back to close the gaps and my teeth are more straight up and down instead of overjetting. My ortho used powerchains and elastics to close the gaps. My bite is a lot better now.

Yes! My face has changed too! People think I look skinnier. My family thinks I don't eat. But I got 4 extractions and so in closing the gaps, I am not as "bucky" looking so there is less space for my teeth to fill up my face. If that makes sense. I feel like I can see my cheekbones more so...

Mmm...I love Pumpkin Spice! I am going to get one! I have colored power chains!

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Sorry, I have before pics, but no present pics. I really like the doctors and they take so much time listening to me and my questions.

Do the orthos say to take it out just because otherwise it'd be too hard to eat? Sometimes I forget and I put little things into my mouth. Is it bad to munch on stuff with elastics on? i.e. Is there a specific reason we need to take our elastics out other than it being easier to eat? Will it mess up...

How many archwires are there? I guess I am on Archwire 1. When I was finished with my appointment this afternoon, the asst lady said to the receptionist, "We need to schedule her for an appointment in 6 weeks for Archwire 2." Are there many many archwires or are there just a set number of ...

It's annoying to have to get teeth pulled out when essentially there is nothing wrong with them and they are healthy. And plus maybe you're worried that removing them is so "final" like there is no turning back. And yeah I guess that's kind of true. Maybe you would feel more reassured if y...

My ortho says I will be using SureSmile too...but it hasn't happened yet. I don't know when it will happen or why I even need it. I got braced in January. Since then I've got 4 teeth pulled out and gaps are almost closed. My teeth look good except some bite issues and tweak here and there. I don't k...

My bottom extraction gaps are almost closed! Yay! :-)o When this was going on, I felt weirdness in my chin. I think maybe because my bones were moving all around, etc. Lately I noticed a lot more progress in my upper extraction gaps. But this time I feel weird sensations in my head. I wouldn't reall...

you could ask the ortho to give you elastics that aren't as tight.

A general answer is just because orthos haev different methods and what they think is best. My ortho also braced me before I had extractions. I tried to get an answer and from my undersstanding it is because he wanted to make things nice and straight and correct first. Then after pulling the teeth a...

Hmm that is interesting. I wonder how common those phases are followed. I supposedly have over a year - a year and a half left of my treatment. My ortho has started to close my gaps and the bottoms are almost closed. The tops have a little bit more space to close than the bottoms. He had told me by ...